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Descriptive of an affecting Interview between Mr. Samuel Weller and a Family Party. Mr. Pickwick mak

           HetastedthecontentsoftheglasswhichSamhadplacedinhishand,puthisumbrellaonthefloor,andtasteditagain,passinghishandplacidlyacrosshisstomachtwiceorthrice;hethendrankthewholeatabreath,andsmackinghislips,heldoutthetumblerformore.

           NorwasMrs.Wellerbehind-handindoingjusticetothecomposition.Thegoodladybeganbyprotestingthatshecouldn’ttouchadropthentookasmalldropthenalargedropthenagreatmanydrops;andherfeelingsbeingofthenatureofthosesubstanceswhicharepowerfullyaffectedbytheapplicationofstrongwaters,shedroppedatearwitheverydropofnegus,andsogoton,meltingthefeelingsdown,untilatlengthshehadarrivedataverypatheticanddecentpitchofmisery.

           TheelderMr.Wellerobservedthesesignsandtokenswithmanymanifestationsofdisgust,andwhen,afterasecondjugofthesame,Mr.Stigginsbegantosighinadismalmanner,heplainlyevincedhisdisapprobationofthewholeproceedings,bysundryincoherentramblingsofspeech,amongwhichfrequentangryrepetitionsoftheword‘gammon’werealonedistinguishabletotheear.

           ‘I’lltellyouwotitis,Samivel,myboy,’whisperedtheoldgentlemanintohisson’sear,afteralongandsteadfastcontemplationofhisladyandMr.Stiggins;‘Ithinktheremustbesomethin’wronginyourmother-in-law’sinside,asvellasinthato’thered-nosedman.’

           ‘Wotdoyoumean?’saidSam.

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